name
Yupanqui
yoo-PAHN-kee
juːˈpɑːŋkiːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Yupanqui
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Quechua (Andes, South America)
- Meaning
- an Inca royal title and personal name meaning he who is honoured by virtue, he who can be counted, or accountable and honoured, from Quechua yupay (to count, to honour, to esteem) and the suffix -nqui; the title Yupanqui was attached to the names of several Sapa Incas — Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, Tupac Inca Yupanqui — as a declaration of their royal accountability and honoured status; as a given name Yupanqui is used in honour of the Inca royal tradition and has entered international recognition through Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908–1992), the Argentine folk singer and poet of Quechua heritage who became one of the greatest figures in Latin American music, creating a body of work that honoured Andean indigenous culture and folk traditions; bearing the name Yupanqui today is an act of pride in both the Inca imperial heritage and the living tradition of Andean music and poetry
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Yupanki, Yupankiy
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